In Living Color : An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling Second Edition

The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and reexamined from a pluralistic, global perspective in this book. Emmanuel Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them. He provides a clear and concise history of pastoral care and considers its relationship to different models of counselling and spirituality. This new edition has been updated to reflect recent congregational studies and provides illustrations of how an intercultural approach can work in practice. Theological teachers and students will welcome its return as an indispensable introduction to the field of pastoral theology. In Living Color will prove an essential source of inspiration to leaders from any religious stream who wish to provide pastoral care in a way that reflects their community's cultural diversity. The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and re-examined from a pluralistic, global perspective in this book. Emmanuel Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them. He provides a clear and concise history of pastoral care and considers its relationship to different models of counseling and spirituality. This new edition has been updated to reflect postmodern and postcolonial studies and provides illustrations of how an intercultural approach can work in practice. Theological teachers and students will welcome its return as an indispensable introduction to the field of pastoral care. In Living Color is an essential source of inspiration to leaders from any religious stream who wish to provide pastoral care in a way that reflects their community's cultural diversity. This book is also a useful resource for practitioners in a wider range of caring contexts who work in multicultural environments. In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling......Page 5 Contents......Page 9 List of figures......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Acknowledgments (Second edition)......Page 12 Foreword......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 Part I: History, Theory and Practice......Page 21 1.Introduction to Pastoral Care......Page 23 2.Historical Developments in Pastoral Care......Page 44 3.Models of Pastoral Care......Page 57 4.Pastoral Care:Functions and Resources......Page 62 Part II: Private Care and Public Struggle......Page 81 5.Counseling as Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling......Page 83 6.Liberation as Pastoral Praxis......Page 115 7.Spirituality in Pastoral Care......Page 142 8.Case Studies in Intercultural Pastoral Care......Page 155 9.Approaches to Pastoral Care in Pluralistic Settings......Page 165 References......Page 180 Subject Index......Page 189 Author index......Page 192 Reviews of the first edition:. ' ... a wonderful balance of the major themes, as well as the developing trends, within pastoral theology. - Lee H. Butler, Chicago Theological Seminary. ' ... moves beyond established paradigms of pastoral care as something which is done by ordained, white, middle-class males, and seeks to radically challenge contemporary understandings of what pastoral care is and who should be doing it.'. - Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Care. 'His work provides a cognitive framework for engaging persons from a variety of backgrounds in creating community. My s